Jay Malhar ( जय मल्हार ) Temple

Jay Malhar ( जय मल्हार ) Temple

Nighoj (निघोज)

Nighoj (निघोज), is a village in Ahmednagar District, Maharashtra, India. It is about 90 kilometres away from Pune and is famous for the naturally created potholes (tinajas) on the riverbed of the Kukadi River Experts from all over the world come here every year to study the phenomenon of their formation.

Geologists indicate that formerly there was greater rainfall in this area and that the Kukadi River flowed out from the highlands with such force that scouring of the bedrocktook place and resulted in the formation of these potholes and the gorge

Morachi Chincholi (मोराची चिंचोळी)

 Morachi Chincholi (मोराची चिंचोळी) by name itself means a village of tamarind trees (Marathi:चिंच Chincha) & town of Dancing Peacocks(Marathi:मोर More) all around. It is situated near Ahmednagar-Pune Highway about 55 km from Pune. Even today, one can find lot of peacocks everywhere in this small village.^[1]

It is said that during times Peshwe dynasty lot of tamarind trees were planted over here which attracted Peacocks to this place. The villagers also claim that their ancestors kept on planting tamarind trees and cohabited with this bird over here. Now there are around 2500 Peacocks in this region.